Fred Truck

Fred Truck is an American artist currently living in Des Moines, Iowa. He is noted for his performance art and cartoon imagery using painting, sculpture and digital constructions. In 1986, he was a co-creator of the Art Com Electronic Network, an online collaboration site for artists during the early days of the Internet.

Electronic works Born Digital Hot Rod Hot rod based on 1929 Ford Closed Cab Pickup, but is digitally powered by an imaginary computer circuit. The figure in upper right corner is derived from the Mayan Sun God, also powered by an imaginary computer circuit. (Print)

In 1986 Fred Truck founded, with Carl Loeffler, the Art Com Electronic Network (ACEN), the first online network for artists on the Whole Earth 'Lectronic Link (The WELL).